Snow prints help Liberty police nab larceny suspect

LIBERTY – Joseph Stringfellow fled the scene, but he forgot to take his footprints with him, according to Village of Liberty police.

It was the prints made by his shoes in the snow that allowed officers to track Stringfellow, 31, to his apartment on Thursday and charge him in a string of car larcenies, police said.

Police say Stringfellow fled into a heavily wooded area around 4 a.m. after officers caught him stealing money from a car parked in a driveway. His prints led to his apartment, where police say they found proceeds from the car larceny and eventually charged him with other car break-ins.

Stringfellow was charged with tampering with physical evidence, a felony, numerous misdemeanors and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. He was sent without bail to Sullivan County Jail.